Boobs, Boobs, Magical Boobs
Before I gave birth to my son I knew I was going to breastfeed. During my pregnancy I read just about every piece of literature about birth and breastfeeding out there. All signs were pointing to yes. Yes, breastfeeding is what I want. Not only for the health benefits or the practicality, but the emotional aspect as well. Here is a list of just a few reasons I chose to nurse my son.
- It's free! The more you nurse/pump, the more you have
- Makes for a calm mama by releasing Oxytocin in the brain
- Easy pregnancy weight loss
- Natural contraceptive/no period (yes, there are exceptions)
- No bottle washing
- No preparing to walk out the door - Baby, check, diapers, check, boobs, check!
- Nursing soothes baby instantly
- Every teaspoon of breast milk has 3,000,000 germ killing cells in it. Hello! click for source
- Easy for baby to digest
- Live antibodies line little one's gut to prevent illness
- As baby gets older, milk adjusts to fit the changing needs
- More sleep for the whole family
- Instant availability (at the perfect temperature)
- Life long connection between mama and baby
- Breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS
- Gives baby and mama the feeling of security
- Breastfeeding reduces the risk of breast cancer
- Breast milk is an intestinal soother
- It's green! No wasted packaging
- Breast milk has never been recalled
- Breast milk cures pink eye
- Human breast milk is made for human babies
Milk vs. formula - check it out under the microscope!
In reply to your comment on my blog, Micah is my friend's little boy who I watch, but I do like his name, and we had Hazel's name picked out long before we were ever even pregnant. And yes, we do have a lot in common! Homebirth and all that, living in the mountains, and we follow a few of the same blogs (maya made, dee*construction, mama birth)cool!
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